Finally, we have confirmation of the above hypothesis, with al-Qaeda off-shoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham extremists shooting down a Russian jet recently with none other than a MANPADS – a story that as usual does not get much coverage in the mainstream media.

Another part of the story you’ve probably not heard is exactly how the unfortunate victim of geopolitics died. A video, filmed for propagandistic purposes by the extremist moderates as they closed in on what they thought would be an easy kill.

After bailing from his burning aircraft, Maj. Roman Filipov came under fire from al-Qaeda faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as he deployed his parachute. He made it to the ground but was by no means about to allow himself to be captured by a vicious extremist group that had no compunctions about torture. He drew his pistol and dispatched two of the “moderates”, emptying his magazine before shouting “this is for our lads!” as they overwhelm him with their numbers- pulling the pin of a grenade and blowing himself up.